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Scenes from Lawrence Russell Brewer's execution

Guiseppe Barranco| on
September 21, 2011

Clara Taylor, sister of the late James Byrd Jr., said she promised her mother, Stella, who passed away last year, that she would attend the execution of the men who Byrd. Louvon Harris, left, and Tiffany Taylor, Byrd's sister and niece, stood with her for support.
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Clara Taylor, sister of the late James Byrd Jr., said she promised her mother, Stella, who passed away last year, that she would attend the execution of the men who Byrd. Louvon Harris, left, and Tiffany ... more

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Clara Taylor, sister of the late James Byrd Jr., said she promised her mother, Stella, who passed away last year, that she would attend the execution of the men who Byrd. Louvon Harris, left, and Tiffany Taylor, Byrd's sister and niece, stood with her for support.
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Clara Taylor, sister of the late James Byrd Jr., said she promised her mother, Stella, who passed away last year, that she would attend the execution of the men who Byrd. Louvon Harris, left, and Tiffany ... more

Besides Brewer, John William King, now 36, also was convicted of capital murder and sent to death row for Byrd's death. No execution date has been set. A third man, Shawn Berry, 36, received a life sentence and is eligible for parole in 2038.